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Some of the premises Starkey visited to steal the collection boxes also included a Post Office, Holiday Inn, and Thearne Pet Store, while he also stole cash from a newsagent's.

'SHOCKING': Thief Joshua Starkey, who has been jailed for stealing 16 charity boxes

It is not clear how much money he stole, but one of the charities has described his crimes as "shocking".

Starkey, 22, of Holland Street, east Hull, later admitted ten counts of theft in a further hearing at the court. He also admitted possessing a knife in Ashburn Grove, west Hull, an offence committed on June 8, and failing to surrender to custody.